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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Sault Ste. Marie . Growing Up

Perimeter Pigeons .Reality . Yes , respect , is fear .I'm from the old Italian upbringing .My father raised all types of small livestock in the City of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario .He had a pigeon coop that he had me raise pigeons in .I had little names for all the pigeon breeding couples , I kept it clean , and watered and fed them , they were beautiful white pigeons .Then one day he told me to follow him , he took me to the coop .As he blocked the door with me standing behind him , he started handing me dead pigeons , that he was snapping their necks , by a sharp move with his hand while between his fingers .I was devastated and afraid .He said ; This is how it is Gianfanco , tonight we eat pigeons .A hard and real lesson for me , but I did eat them that night .This continues .He also raised Ring Neck Turtle Doves .He brought them to the Sault because they didn't exist this far north .He would raise them .They were the most beautiful gentle livings thing ever .In the fall he would release them .I asked , why don't we eat them to ?He said , some we eat and some we give back .Today the doves from his releasing have taken hold and I see them all over Sault Ste Marie .Every time I do I think of my Father ,Gianfranco Fronzi . August .2 / 2015